Stock-guard



' L. EVANS.

STOCK GUARD.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 22, I920.

Patented Nov. 23, 1920.

ATTORNEY LEE, EVANS, or RED LAKE, NEW MEXICO.

' STOCK-GUARD.

Specification of Letters Patent. a,i;e11 1 e 1 N 23, 1920,"

Application filed July 22, 1920. Serial No. 398,170;

1 T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, LEE EVANS, a citizen of the United States, residingin the city of Red Lake and State of New Mexico, have invented new and useful Improvements in Stock-Guards, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. I I

This invention pertains to stock guards for wagon roads, and the 0b]60t is to pro- Vide a simple and eflicient apparatus forinstallation on vehicle roads, in lieu ofgates,

and which will permit the ready passingof' Vehicles or horses, as desired; while preventing the passage of cattle or other stock when not desired. 7 I

n the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation;

Fig. 3 is an end elevation, i v

Fig. 4 is a detail of the latch mechanism for locking the triangular guards in flat I position for-the passing of a vehicle.

Fig. 5 is a detail of the spring forholding the guards in pointed position ior'preventing the passing ofsto'ck; v

The invention consists of means of the center along the series of bars, at one side thereof, and-this rod is loosely pinned tothe points 5 of the bars by means of linked staples 6. Thus asthe rod 4 is moved endwise in either direction, the result is to throw the 'sides 7 of the bars 1 upwardly into horizontal relation and so as to present a uniform fiat sur face for the passage of vehicles. A spring 8 normally holds the barswith' the p0ints5 in vertical position for preventing the passing of stock. A lever 9'is pivoted at one end 1Q to the control rod4 and at the other end invention as defined a plurality of j triangular bars 1, which are pivoted by pins 2 transversely be tween the sills 3; A control rod 4 is laidv 1 1 to one of the sills-3. Hand levers 12 are l kewise-pivoted at 13 and 14 to said rod and Slll. 'A latch 15 is provided to hold the lever position drawn againstthe spring 8;

9 in its Cables 16 extendfrom-the hand levers 12 over pulleys -17 to the latch 15 as means for raising the latch and permitting the. bars to assume their vertical position after the vehicle has passed over. By manipulating, either of the handles 'vers 12 the fiat sides 7 ofthe bars are turned up, and. the latch; 15 falls over the lever 9,

thus holding the bars in said position. After the vehicle passes over, by pulling upon either of the into position with points 5 upward, the position required for" preventlng stock passing over. i i

' While I have herein :described a certain v specific method-of constructing and assemlo'ling the elements of my invention, it is understood same may be variedfin minor details,,n'ot departing fromlthe spirit of my j T in the, appended claim;

What I claim to be new and' patentabl'e is Astock guard comprising two horizontally spacedsills; a

plurality of triangular D 7 cables 16,.the'latch 15 is ralsed and the spring 8 draws the barsback bars pivotally andtransversely mounted be: I

tween said sills;

acontrol rod-linked to the points of sa1d bars;. hand -leverfs,one at each i f end, for manlpulating said control rod;

spring fornormally holdingsaid control rod 75 s I back in orderto turn the points ofthe bars upward "and a releasable latch mechanism for holding vsaid control rod in its strained position in order to turn the flat sides of the bars upward.

Witn'esses; I

VTOLLIE POWELL, 3 VOSCAR-M. EVANS.

j EVANS." 1 

